The United States and Asia: Continuity, Instability and Transition : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, March 17, 2004 |
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Page 1 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 1:35 pm, in Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
Page 40 - PROGRAM, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the broad ranging topic of America's energy independence.
Page 48 - I would like to know if any of the rest of you would like to comment on the Administration's approach to North Korea.
Page 27 - The idea is to make them available for regional operations, if necessary. Some analysts have argued that this redeployment is designed to pave the way for an American attack on North Korea, pulling US forces out of harm's way. But that argument holds no water. In the event of a conflict on the Korean Peninsula, any US forces present would be immediately involved. More importantly, the Republic of Korea's military forces would be very strong to repel a North Korean invasion.
Page 51 - Asia will test the capacity of governments to stimulate the investment required to generate jobs and to provide the services, infrastructure, and social supports necessary to sustain livable cities and stable environments.
Page 12 - Within 20 years, one fourth of the Japanese population will be 65 years of age or older, with a tremendous impact upon the Japanese economy and certain issues to be faced.
Page 16 - By the year 2000, about 15.6 percent of the Japanese population will be 65 years of age or older, which is double the figure for 1980.
Page 27 - Command is very important because it represents, along with NATO, one of the few institutions in which US and allied military officers work shoulder-to-shoulder on a day-to-day basis.
Page 27 - The complaint from the South Korean side is that the CFC, in effect puts South Korean troops under the command of a US general.